Top 60 Quotes by Alexander Payne

About Alexander Payne

These are some quotes by American author Alexander Payne Director, who was born on February 10, 1961.

You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

Alexander Payne

The most heinous shift in American films is that they reinforce good things like 'couples' and 'relationships.'

The most heinous shift in American films is that they reinforce good things like 'couples' and 'relationships.'

Alexander Payne

In a sense, 'Schmidt' is the most Omaha of my films. But have I gotten it right? I'm not sure. Did Fellini get Rome right? Did Ozu get Tokyo right?

In a sense, 'Schmidt' is the most Omaha of my films. But have I gotten it right? I'm not sure. Did Fellini get Rome right? Did Ozu get Tokyo right?

Alexander Payne

When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution.

When you're a houseguest and you leave, it's nice to straighten something up or send your hosts a useful gift. And when you leave the planet, it's nice to have made a positive contribution.

Alexander Payne

The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That's why so many bad novels can become good movies, like 'Jaws' or 'The Godfather.'

The novel succeeds on terms exclusive to literature. A good film succeeds on terms exclusive to the cinema. That's why so many bad novels can become good movies, like 'Jaws' or 'The Godfather.'

Alexander Payne

I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.

I definitely in filmmaking more and more find writing and directing a means to harvest material for editing. It's all about editing.

Alexander Payne

I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.

I still have energy and some degree of youth, which is what a filmmaker needs.

Alexander Payne

I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.

I never wanted money worries to slow me down or make me take a job I didn't want.

Alexander Payne

They say you can do honest, sincere work for decades, but you're given in general a 10-year period when what you do touches the zeitgeist - when you're relevant. And I'm aware of that, and I don't want my time to go by.

Alexander Payne

I don't think so much about verbal comedy. I always think about visual comedy. I was raised watching silents, and I'm always thinking about how to make cinema, not good talking - although I want good talking. I'm much more interested in framing, composition, and orchestration of bodies in space, and so forth.

Alexander Payne

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